E
D I T O R I A L
Some
days it seems that your parents and teachers
are continually finding fault with what
you do. On these days you may long for the
time when you will leave home and school
with all their criticism behind you. Unfortunately,
no matter how old or how famous you become
you can never escape criticism. But even
though you can not eliminate critics from
your life you can learn to protect yourself
from untrue statements, and to benefit from
constructive criticism.
When
unjust criticism comes your way try to analyze
why this particular person wants to hurt
you. Then forget it.
Constructive
criticism should be worked on. Examine yourself
carefully, and try to correct the fault
that caused the criticism. Good criticism
should not make you feel inferior. It is,
in fact, a compliment, that someone cared
enough to help you improve yourself.
Gary
Houmes
FARLEY
BOOKS IN LIBRARY
In
anticipation of Walter Farley's visit to
Glenridge, we are publishing the list of
his books we have in our library. These
books have always been great favorites of
teenage readers. If you haven't read them,
you should.
The
Black Stallion, the Black Stallion and Satan,
the Black Stallion Returns, The Black Stallion
Revolts, the Black Stallion's Courage, The
Black Stallion's Filly, The Black Stallion's
Sulky Colt, The Black Stallion's Fury, The
Blood Bay Colt, The Island Stallion, The
Island Stallion Races, The Son of the Black
Stallion and The Black Stallion Mystery.
Jim
Bond
|
 THE
ORIGIN OF
HALLOWEEN
Halloween,
a festival celebrated on October 31, originally
was a holy celebration occurring the night
before All Saint's Day. Today Halloween retains
little of its religious significance, and
is a time of costume parties, pranks, and
spooks.
We
get the idea of decorating with pumpkins,
cornstalks, and leaves from the Druids. The
Druids believed that on Halloween ghosts,
spirits, fairies, and witches would come to
harm them. From these beliefs we have the
custom of using these symbols in our Halloween
festivities.
Halloween
is a time for parties, for ghost stories,
bobbing for apples, and the telling of fortunes.
In the past, it was also a time for pranks,
some of which were dangerous and destructive.
Today our "Trick or Treat" system
sends parades of little costumed creatures
out to collect loot instead of playing pranks.
This
year, let's try for a Halloween of fun . .
. for everyone!
Stanley
Mason
TOP
KILT SALESMEN
The
Kilt top salesmen continue to be a very lively
three in seventh grade. Nathan Oxhandler,
leading by a comfortable margin, has sold
350 Kilts. April MacDonald comes next with
270, and Annette Moore, a latecomer to the
sales corp, has sold 202. Larily Swanson leads
all sellers in eighth grade, and Marthabell
Husmann leads the ninth grade. |
